Why did the case come to court?
The case, A (A Child) [2014] EWFHC 1445 (Fam), concerned the capacity of a 13-year-old girl to consent to an abortion and was brought to court for "declaratory relief" by an NHS trust.
Declaratory relief refers to a judgment that determines a legal issue without any court order or relief (e.g., compensation). Normally, it is sought to clarify a legal issue in order to prevent further litigation.
The child in this case was brought to a GP by her grandmother, when her grandmother noticed that she had a bump at her waist. A pregnancy test carried out at the GP's practice confirmed that she was pregnant.
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